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NTBG Plant Name:
Acacia koaia
Barcode:
PTBG1000100271
Specimen ID:
096022
Collector ID:
AMW912
Collector Name:
Adam Williams
Collection Date:
October 25, 2024
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Other Herbarium:
BISH,CAS,US
Observers:
Scott Nelson, Caroline Kealoha, Kalli Harshman
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Kawaihau District
Elevation:
137
Locality:
Eastern Makaleha Foothills behind Kapahi, Kealia Forest Reserve
Num Duplicates:
4
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
A tree, approximately 42 ft. tall with DSH of 61 cm, growing on a North-facing upper slope out of the surrounding uluhe in full sun. Tree has both abundant yellow flowers, immature, and mature fruit. Seeds collected by climbing for KDOFAW seed bank and for wilt resistance screening by HARC. This represents lowest altidudinal extent of this population, accessed via dirt bike trails just above the houses on Kahuna and Ahiahi Roads. Trees are codominant on this and the following ridges to the North, along the ridge tops, upper slopes, and in some higher gulch bottoms where still intact.
Aspect:
North
Slope:
Moderate
Closure:
Open
Plant Height:
13
Moisture:
Wet
Topography:
Upper-Slope
Habit:
Tree
Phenology:
*bud*fertile*flower*fruit*immature fruit*
Vigor:
Normal
Frequency:
Common
Population Size:
100-1000
Population Area:
100-1000
Habitat:
Degraded Lowland Hala/ Koaia/ Ohia/ Uluhe Wet Forest
Associated Species:
Dicranopteris linearis, Pandanus tectorius, Psidium cattleianum, Passiflora laurifolium, Eucalyptus sp., Araucaria columnaris, Miconia crenata
Date of Record Creation:
July 23, 2025
Date of Last Update:
November 13, 2025